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Law Siong Hook, Ph.D
CURRICULUM VITAE
Update: 28 Dec 2019
Personal Data
Full Name : Law Siong Hook
Current Position : Professor
Department / Faculty : Department of Economics
Faculty of Economics and Management
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang
Selangor
Malaysia
Email : [email protected]
Room No. : E106, Block E
Phone No. : +603-97697768 (direct line)
Fax No. : +603-97696188
H-index (Scopus) : 18
Total Citations (Scopus) : 1430
Field of Specialization Financial Economics and Applied Macroeconometrics
Applied Panel Data Analysis and Time Series Analysis
- Macro-financial linkages
- Institutional quality, innovation, income inequality
- Circular Economy - Sustainable Development Goals (Micro / Macro)
- FinTech Development
Education and Academic Qualification
2002 – 2005 Doctor of Philosophy, University of Leicester, UKom, 2005 Thesis Title: Finance, Growth and Volatility
Supervisor: Proessor Dr. Panicos Demetriades (Former Central Bank
Governor, Central Bank of Cyprus)
Co-Supervisor: Pfrofessor Dr. Kevin Lee (Current Head of School,
School of Economics, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)
1997 – 1998 Master of Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 1998 Project Paper Title: Fisher Effect in ASEAN Economies: Empirical
Evidence based on Cointegration and Spectral Analysis
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dr. Tan Hui Boon
Co-Supervisor: Professor Dr. Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah
1992 – 1996 Bachelor of Science (Resource Economics), Universiti Pertanian
Malaysia, 1996
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Position Held and Previous Academic Appointment
Board of Director, Society for the Study of Emerging Markets (2017-2019), USA.
Visiting Research Fellow, Economic Growth Centre, Division of Economics,
Nanyang Technological University (NTU), 2017
Visiting Research Associate, Department of Eonomics, University of California,
Santa Cruz, 2013
Coordinator, Postgraduate Program, Faculty of Economics and Management
(2007 – 2012)
Associate Editor, International Journal of Economics and Management, 2006 –
2010.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2006
Teaching Assistant (Tutor) for Statistics and Economic Data Analysis at
Department of Economics, University of Leicester, 2003 – 2004
Teaching Assistant (Tutor) for Financial Data Analysis at School of Management,
University of Leicester, 2004
Research Assistant for Professor Panicos Demetriades at Department of
Economics, University of Leicester, 2003
Lecturer, Department of Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 1998
Teaching Experience
21 years of experience in teaching.
Courses taught at Postgraduate Level
Course Programme Credit Hours ECN 5112 Microeconomics Theory M. Econ/M.Sc/Ph.D. 3
ECN 5141 Financial Economics M. Econ/M.Sc/Ph.D. 3
ECN 5020 Mathematical Economics M. Econ/M.Sc/Ph.D. 3
ECN 5121 Econometric Methods I M. Econ/M.Sc/Ph.D. 3
ECN 5122 Econometric Methods II M. Econ/M.Sc/Ph.D. 3
ECN 5222 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting M. Econ/M.Sc/Ph.D. 3
ECN 5199 Current Issues in Economics M. Econ/M.Sc/Ph.D. 3
GSM 5430 Financial Markets & Institutions MBA 3
GSM 5400 Financial Management MBA 3
ECN 6112 Advanced Microeconomic Theory Ph.D. 3
ECN 6121 Advanced Econometric Methods Ph.D. 3
Courses taught at Undergraduate Level
Course Programme Credit Hours ECN 3003 Principles of Microeconomics Bachelor Degree 3
ECN 3100 Principles of Economics Bachelor Degree 3
ECN 3101 Microeconomics Bachelor Degree 3
ECN 3103 Microeconomics I Bachelor Degree 3
ECN 3106 Macroeconomic II Bachelor Degree 3
ECN 3111 History of Economic Thought Bachelor Degree 3
ECN 3120 Statistic for Economics and Business Bachelor Degree 4
ECN 3121 Mathematics Economics Bachelor Degree 3
ECN 3122 Statistical Economics Bachelor Degree 4
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ECN 3141 Money and Banking Bachelor Degree 3
ECN 4121 Econometrics I Bachelor Degree 4
ECN 4124 Research Methodology Bachelor Degree 3
ECN 4127 Time Series Analysis & Forecasting Bachelor Degree 4
ECN 4140 Financial Markets & Institutions Bachelor Degree 3
ECN 4141 Financial Economics Bachelor Degree 3
ECN 4149 Current Issues in Financial Economics Bachelor Degree 3
ECN 4234 Applied Econometrics Bachelor Degree 4
Also services several online courses for his students, which can be accessed via the Putra
Learning Hub virtual class on the website of the university.
Publications
Refereed Journals – Indexed in Thomson Web of Science / Scopus
1. Law, S. H., Naseem, M. A. N., Lau, W. T., Trinugroho, I. (2020) Can Innovation
Improve Income Inequality. Economic Systems, forthcoming.
2. Lin, W. L., Law, S. H., Azman-Saini, N. W. N. (2020) Market Differentiation
Threshold and the Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and
Corporate Financial Performance. Corporate Social Responsibility
and Environmental Management, forthcoming.
3. Lin, W. L., Lee, C., Law, S. H. (2020) Thinking beyond the mean: applying a
dynamic panel quantile regression approach to understand better the asymmetric
effects of corporate social responsibility on firm value. Quality & Quantity,
forthcoming.
4. Trinugroho, I., Law, S.H., Setiawan, D., Prabowo, M.A. (2020) Introduction to
Symposium: Recent Development in Finance and Banking in Emerging Markets.
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, forthcoming. (Guest Editor)
5. Lin, W. L., Law, S.H., Ho, J.A., Sambasivan, M. (2019) The causality direction of
the corporate social responsibility – Corporate financial performance Nexus:
Application of Panel Vector Autoregression approach. North American Journal of
Economics and Finance, 48, 401-418.
6. Yap, W.K., Law, S.H., Naseem, N.A.M. (2018) Effects of Credit Market Freedom on
the Convergence of Chinese Banks’ Profits. Global Economic Review, 47, 224-244.
7. Aytug, H., Law, S.H., Singh, N. (2018) What Can We Learn from Global and
Regional Rankings of Countries? Millennial Asia, 9, 119-139.
8. Ngoma, A. L., Ismail, N. W., and Law, S. H. (2018) Domestic macroeconomic
conditions and inflow of workers’ remittances in labour-sending Asian countries.
International Journal of Business and Society, 19, 41-58
9. Law, S. H., Kutan, A. M. and Naseem, N. A. M. (2018) The role of institutions in
finance curse: Evidence from international data. Journal of Comparative Economics,
46, 174 – 191.
10. Law, S. H and Lee, W. C. and Singh, N. (2018) Revisiting the finance-innovation
nexus: Evidence from a non-linear approach. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 3,
143 – 153.
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11. Ali, H. S., Law, S. H, Zulkornain, Y., Zeqiraj, V., Kofarmata, Y. I. and Abdulkarim,
F. M. (2017). Remittance and Growth nexus: Bootstrap panel Granger-causality
evidence from high remittance receiving countries. International Journal of
Economics and Business Research, 15, 312 – 324.
12. Law, S. H. and Moradbeigi, M. (2017) Financial Development and Oil Resource
Abundance - Growth Relations: Evidence from Panel Data. Environmental Science
and Pollution Research, 24, 22458 – 22475.
13. Koong, S. S., Law, S. H. and Ibrahim, M. (2017) Credit expansion and financial
stability in Malaysia. Economic Modelling, 61, 339-350.
14. Lee, W. C. and Law, S. H. (2017) Roles of Formal Institutions and Social Capital in
Innovation Activities: A Cross-Country Analysis. Global Economic Review, 46 (3),
203-231.
15. M.S. M. Khair-Afham, Law, S. H. and W.N.W. Azman-Saini. (2017) Is Gold
Investment a Safe Haven or a Hedge for the Malaysian Inflation. International
Journal of Business and Society. 18(1), 51 – 66.
16. Sherafatian-Jahromi, R., Othman, M.S., Law, S.H. and Ismail, N.W. (2017) Tourism
and CO2 emissions nexus in Southeast Asia: new evidence from panel estimation.
Environment, Development and Sustainability, 19 (4), 1407-1423.
17. Moradbeigi, M. and Law, S. H. (2017) The role of financial development in the oil-
growth nexus. Resources Policy, 53, 164-172.
18. Murdipi, R. and Law, S. H. (2016) Dynamic linkages between price indices and
inflation in Malaysia. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 50 (1), 41-52.
19. Lau, W. T., Law, S. H. and Md Nassir, A. (2016) Debt maturity and stock returns: An
inter-sectoral comparison of Malaysian firms. Asian Academy of Management
Journal of Accounting and Finance, 12 (2), 37-63.
20. Adedeji, A. N., Sidique, S. F., Rahman, A.A. and Law, S. H. (2016) The role of local
content policy in local value creation in Nigeria's oil industry: A structural equation
modeling (SEM) approach. Resources Policy, 49, 61-73.
21. Ali, H. S., Law, S. H. and Zannah, T. I. (2016) Dynamic impact of urbanization,
economic growth, energy consumption, and trade openness on CO2 emissions in
Nigeria. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23 (12), 12435-12443.
22. Moradbeigi, M. and Law, S. H. (2016) Growth volatility and resource curse: Does
financial development dampen the oil shocks? Resources Policy, 48, 97-103.
23. Lee, W. C. and Law, S. H. (2016) The roles of formal and informal institutions on
innovation activity. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 50(2), 167-180.
24. Law, S. H. Tan, H. B. and Azman-Saini W. N. W. (2015) Globalization, Institutional
Reforms and Financial Development in East Asian Economies. World Economy, 38,
379 – 398.
25. Ibrahim, M. and Law, S. H. (2015) Institutional Quality and CO2 Emission-Trade
Relation: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. South African Journal of Economics.
84, 323 – 340
26. Hooy, C. W, Law, S. H. and Chan, T. H. (2015) The Impact of the Renminbi
exchange rate on ASEAN disaggregated exports to China. Economic Modelling, 47,
253 – 259,
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27. Law, S. H., Tan, H. B. and Azman-Saini, W. N. W. (2014) Financial Development
and Income Inequality at Different Levels of Institutional Quality. Emerging Markets
Finance and Trade, 50(S1), 21-33.
28. Law, S. H. and Ibrahim, M. (2014) The Response of Sectoral Returns on
Macroeconomic Shocks in the Malaysian Stock Market, Malaysian Journal of
Economics Studies, 51(2), 43 – 60.
29. Law, S. H., Azman-Saini, W.N.W. and Tan, H. B. (2014) Economic Globalization
and Financial Development in East Asia: A Panel Cointegration and Causality
Analysis. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 50, 201-222.
30. Law, S. H., Singh, N. (2014) Does too Much Finance Harm Economic Growth?
Journal of Banking and Finance, 41, 36-44.
31. Yunus, N. M., Said, R., Law, S. H. (2014) Do Cost of Training, Education Level and
R&D Investment Matter Towards Influencing Labour Productivity? Jurnal Ekonomi
Malaysia, 48(1), 133-142.
32. Sarmidi, T., Law, S. H., and Jafari, Y. (2014) Resource Curse: New Evidence on the
Role of Institutions. International Economic Journal, 28(1), 191-206.
33. Ibrahim, M. and Law, S. H. (2014) Social Capital and CO2 Emission-Output
Relations: A Panel Analysis. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 29(Jan 14),
528 – 534.
34. Azlina, A. A., Law, S. H., Nik Mustapha, N. H. (2014). Dynamic Linkages among
Transport Energy Consumption, Income and CO₂ Emission in Malaysia. Energy
Policy, 73, 598-606.
35. Ibrahim, M., and Law, S. H. (2014) House Prices and Bank Credits in Malaysia: An
Aggregate and Disaggregate Analysis. Habitat International, 42, 111-120.
36. Ibrahim, M., Law, S. H. (2013) Dynamics of Consumer Expenditure and Stock
Market Prices and Uncertainty: Malaysian Evidence. Singapore Economic Review,
58, 1 – 20.
37. Law, S. H., W.N.W. Azman-Saini and Ibrahim, M. (2013) Institutional Quality
Thresholds and the Finance-Growth Nexus. Journal of Banking and Finance, 37(12),
5373 – 5381.
38. Rahman, M. D. A., Law, S. H., Noor, Z. M. (2013) Short Run and Long Run
Ricardian Equivalence: An Evidence from Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Social
Sciences and Humanities, 21(s), 67-80.
39. Law, S. H., Lim, T. C. and Ismail, N. W. (2013) Institutions and Economic
Development: A Granger Causality Analysis of Panel Data Evidence. Economic
Systems, 37, 610 – 624.
40. Hatra, V., Azali, M. and Law, S. H. (2013). The effect of dynamic legal tradition on
financial development: panel data evidence. European Journal of Law and
Economics, 35(1), 109 – 136.
41. Law, S. H. and Azman-Saini, W. N. W. (2013) Capital Account Liberalization and
Economic Development. Singapore Economic Review, 58, 1 – 22.
42. Karimi, M. S., Zulkornain, Y., Law, S. H., Lee, C. (2013). Effects of Human Capital
on Foreign Direct Investment Inflows. Journal of Economic Research, 18, 1-23.
43. Law, S. H. and Azman-Saini, W. N. W. (2012) Institutional quality, governance and
financial development. Economics of Governance, 13(3), 217 – 236.
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44. Tan, H. B. and Law, S. H. (2012) Nonlinear dynamics of the finance-inequality nexus
in developing Countries. Journal of Economic Inequality, 10(4), 551 – 563.
45. Falahaty, M., Law, S. H. (2012) The Effect of Globalization on Financial
Development in the MENA Region. Transition Studies Review, 19, 205-223.
46. Sarmidi, T., Salleh, N. H. M., Law, S. H. (2012). Volatility of Returns and Financial
Liberalization: New Evidence. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 46 (1), 101-106.
47. Mahyideen, J. M., Ismail, N., Law, S. H. (2012). A Pooled mean Group Estimation
on ICT Infrastructure and Economic Growth in ASEAN-5 Countries. International
Journal of Economics and Management, 6(2), 360-378.
48. Karoglou, M, Demetriades, P. and Law, S. H. (2011) One date, One break? Empirical
Economics. 41, 7 – 24.
49. Ahmad, N. A., Ismail, N., Law, S. H. (2011). The Role of ICT Infrastructure on
Malaysian Trade. International Journal of Economics and Management, 5(1):140-
148.
50. Hatra, V., Azali, M. and Law, S. H. (2011) Does the Political Institution Matter for
Financial Development? Economic Papers: A Journal of Applied Economics and
Policy, 30(1), 77 – 98.
51. Kabir, G.M.S., Tai, S. Y., M. N. Kusairi and Law, S. H. (2011) Assessing Fishers’
Empowerment in Inland Openwater Fisheries in Bangladesh. Ecological Economics,
70(11), 2114 – 2123.
52. Choong, C. K., Zulkornain, Y. and Law, S. H. (2010) Private Capital Flows to
Developing Countries: The Role of Domestic Financial Sector. Journal of Asia
Pacific Economy, 15(4), 509 – 529.
53. Azman-Saini, W. N. W., Baharumshah, A. Z. and Law, S. H. (2010) Foreign Direct
Investment, Economic Freedom and Economic Growth: International Evidence.
Economic Modelling, 27, 1079 - 1089.
54. Azman-Saini, W. N., Law, S. H. and Halim, A. (2010) FDI and Growth: The Role of
Financial Market. Economic Letters, 107, 211 – 213.
55. Law, S. H. and Tan, H. B. (2009) The Role of Financial Development on Income
Inequality in Malaysia. Journal of Economic Development, 34, 153 – 168.
56. Law, S. H. (2009) Trade Openness, Capital Inflows and Financial Development in
Developing Countries. International Economic Journal, 23(3), 409 – 426.
57. Tan, H. B., Wong, M. F. and Law, S. H. (2009) The Effect of Consumer Factors and
Firm Efficiency on Malaysian Life Insurance Expenditure. International Journal of
Business and Society, 10, 59 – 73.
58. Baltagi, B, Demetriades, P. and Law, S. H. (2009) Financial Development and
Openness: Evidence from Panel Data. Journal of Development Economics, 89, 285 –
296.
59. Law, S. H. and Habibullah, M. S. (2009) The Determinants of Financial
Development from Institutions, Financial Liberalization and Trade Openness
Perspectives. South Africa Journal of Economics, 77, 45 – 58.
60. Law, S. H. and Bany Ariffin, A. N. (2008) Institutional Infrastructure and Economic
Development. Transition Studies Review, 15, 542 – 557.
61. Eliza Nor, M. Azali and Law, S. H. (2008) International Reserves, Current Account
Imbalance and External Debt: Evidence from Malaysia. IIUM Journal of Economics
and Management, 16, 1, 47 – 76.
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62. Law, S. H. and Wan Azman Saini W. N. (2008) Does Stock Market Liberalization
Cause Higher Volatility in the Bursa Malaysia? International Journal of Business and
Society, 9, 19 – 36.
63. Law, S. H. (2008) Does a Country’s Openness to Trade and Capital Flows Lead to
Financial Development? Evidence from Malaysia. Asian Economic Journal, 22, No.2.
161 – 177.
64. Law, S. H. (2007) Openness and Financial Development: Panel Data Evidence from
Various Stages of Economic Development. Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 6,
145 – 165.
65. Habibullah, M. S. and Law, S. H. (2007) Crime and Financial Economic Variables in
Malaysia: Evidence from a Vector Error-correction Model. Journal of Social and
Economic Policy, 4, 295 – 308.
66. Yasmine, M., Zulkornain Y., Mohd Noor, Z. and Law, S. H. (2007) Foreign Direct
Investment and the Pollution in Five ASEAN Nations. International Journal of
Economics and Management. 1, 245 - 261.
67. Law, S. H. and Habibullah, M. S. (2006) Financial Development, Institutional
Quality and Economic Performance in East Asian Economies. Review of Applied
Economics, 2(2), 183 – 198.
68. Demetriades, P. and Law, S. H. (2006) “Finance, Institutions and Economic
Performance”. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 11, 1 – 16.
69. Law, S. H. (2006) “Has Stock Market Volatility in the Kuala Lumpur Stock
Exchange Return to Pre- Asian Financial Crisis Level?” ASEAN Economic Bulletin,
August, 23, 212 – 229.
70. Choong, C. K., Zulkarnain, Y., Law, S. H. and Liew, K. S. V. (2005) Financial
Development and Economic Growth in Malaysia: The Perspective of Stock Market.
Investment Management and Financial Innovations, 4, 105 – 115.
71. Ishida, A., Law, S. H. and Y. Aita (2003) “Changes in Food Consumption
Expenditure in Malaysia”. Agribusiness: An International Journal, 19, 61 – 76.
Books
1. Law, S. H. (2018) Applied Panel Data Analysis – Short Panels. UPM Press.
2. Law, S. H. and Ismail, R. (2010). Introductory to Microeconomics. Module OUM.
Open University Malaysia.
3. Samidi, M. A., Abdullah, N., Ali, J., Mohaideen, Z. M., Azman-Saini, W. N.W.,
Law, S. H. (2010) Principles of Macroeconomics. Pearson Prentice Hall.
4. Law, S. H., Ismail, N., Lee, C. (2008). Monetary, Trade & Macroeconomic
Performances of East Asian Economies. UPM, Press.
5. Cheng, M. Y., Sayed. H., Law, S. H. (2001) An Introduction to Econometrics Using
SHAZAM, McGraw Hill.
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Chapters in Book
1. Law, S. H. and Ibrahim, M. (2013). Social Capital and Financial Market
Development. In Hooy, C. W., Ali, R., Rhee, S. G. (Editor), Emerging Markets and
Financial Resilience, Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 11-38.
2. Sarmidi, T., Law, S. H., Mohd-Salleh, N. H. (2013) Resource Curses Finance. Can
Humans Stop It? In Hooy, C. W., Ali, R., Rhee, S. G. (Editor), Emerging Markets
and Financial Resilience, Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 38-51.
3. Law, S. H., Ismail, N. (2010) Foreign Direct Investment and Employment Creation
in Malaysian Manufacturing Sector. In Ismail, N. and Said, R. (Editor), Trade,
Labour and Services, UPM Press. pp. 87 – 100.
4. Nikopour, H., Habibullah, M.S., Schneider, F. F. and Law, S. H. (2009). Foreign
Direct Investment and Shadow Economy: A Causality Analysis using Panel Data.
In Hassan, T and Bany-Ariffin, A. N. (Editor), Selected Readings on Issues &
Challenges of Financial Market and Growth, UPM Press. pp. 72-94.
5. Law, S. H., Sarmidi, T. (2008) Trade and Finance in East Asian Economies. In
Law, S. H., Ismail, N., Lee, C. (Editor), Monetary, Trade and Macroeconomic
Performances of East Asian Economies, UPM Press. pp. 69 – 84.
6. Law, S. H. and Habibullah, M. S. (2006). Chapter title: “The Sources of Financial
Development: Dynamic Panel Data Evidence.” In N. Mansor (Editor). Managing
Finance for Global Business Growth. Kota Kinabalu: Capital Associate Printing
Press. pp. 741-752.
7. Habibullah, M. S. and Law, S. H. (2006). Chapter title: “Crime and Financial
Economic Variables in Malaysia.” In N. Mansor (Editor). Managing Finance for
Global Business Growth. Kota Kinabalu: Capital Associate Printing Press. pp. 500-
510.
8. Law, S.H. (2005) “The Effects of Capital Flows and Openness on Financial
Development in Emerging Markets” in Capital Flows and Foreign Direct
Investment in Emerging Markets (Chapter 2), edited by Motamen-Sanadian, S.
Palgrave Macmillan, UK.
9. Law, S.H. and H.B. Tan (2000) “Real Exchange Rate Volatility and Malaysian
Exports to its Major Trading Partners”, ASEAN IN AN INTERDEPENDENT
WORLD, edited by Muzafar Shah Habibullah, 105-130. Ashgate, England.
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Research Grants
Principal Investigator
No Project
Sponsor Amount Duration
1 Budget Deficit and Macroeconomics
Activity
Universiti Putra
Malaysia
RM3,680 1999
2 Real Wages, Employment and Labour
Productivity in Malaysian Manufacturing
and Estate Sectors.
Universiti Putra
Malaysia
RM10,000 2000
3 Financial Development, Poverty and
Human Capital in Malaysia
Escience Fund,
MOSTI
(Grant No. 5450036)
RM50,000 2007 - 2008
4 Foreign Direct Investment and
Employment Creation in Malaysia
Research University
Grant Scheme
(RUGS), UPM
RM13,500 2009 - 2010
5 Quantitative Assessment of the link
between FDI, Access to Finance and
Innovation Activity in Malaysia
Fundamental Research
Grant Scheme (FRGS)
(Grant No. 5524129)
RM40,000 2011 - 2013
6 Accessing to Finance and Firm Growth in
Malaysia
Exploratory Research
Grant Scheme (ERGS)
(Grant No. 5527013)
RM24,000 2011 - 2013
7 Vice Chancellor Fellowship Research
Grant, Journal Publication Category
(Social Science Cluster)
Research Management
Centre (RMC), UPM
RM5,000 2013
8 Quantitative Assessment of the link
between Institutions, Intellectual Property
Rights, Finance and Innovation
Fundamental Research
Grant Scheme (FRGS)
(Grant No. 5524598)
RM70,100 2014 - 2017
9 Vice Chancellor Fellowship Research
Grant, Excellence Researcher Category
(Social Science Cluster)
Research Management
Centre (RMC), UPM
RM10,000
2014
10 Institutions, Innovation and Income
Inequality: International Evidence
Group Putra Grant
(GP-IPB/2014), Grant
No. 9440902, UPM
RM85,000 2015 – 2017
11 Effect of Bank Credit on Economic
Growth and Financial Stability in Malaysia
UPM Putra Grant
Grant No. 9562800,
UPM
RM48,200
2017 – 2019
12 Public Debt and Economic Growth in
Developing Countries: Nonlinearity and
Threshold
Bank Negara Malaysia
RM13,500
2017 - 2018
13 Vice Chancellor Fellowship Research
Grant, Book Category
Research Management
Centre (RMC), UPM
RM5,000
2019
14 External Finance, Cash Flow and SME
Firms’ Performance in Malaysia.
International Finance
and Banking Society
(IFABS), United
Kingdom
US$5000 2020 - 2021
10
Co-Researcher
No Project Sponsor Amount Duration
Principal
Investigator
1 The Behavior of Malaysian
Stock Prices and Economic
Growth
IRPA
(Grant No.
50206)
RM60,000 1998-
2000
Associate Prof.
Dr Tan Hui
Boon (UPM)
2 Human Capital, Productivity,
Innovation and Growth: A
transition to K-Economy
IRPA
(Grant No.
54052)
RM93,800 2002 -
2004
Associate Prof.
Dr Tan Hui
Boon (UPM)
3 Financial Systems and
Economic Performance:
Theory, Policy and
Experience
Nuffield
Foundation
(SGS/0667/G)
GBP5,000 2002 -
2003
Prof. Dr.
Panicos
Demetriades
(UK)
4 Toward Greater Financial
Stability in the Asian
Region: Exploring Steps to
Create Regional Monetary
Units
Ministry of
Finance, Japan
and ASEAN
Secretariat
¥6,000,000 2006-
2007
Prof. Dr.
Ahmad Zubaidi
Baharumshah
(UPM)
5 Regional Coordination of
Policy Measures Forward:
Financial Market
Liberalisation and Capital
Market Development
Ministry of
Finance, Japan
and ASEAN
Secretariat
¥5,000,000 2005-
2006
Prof. Dr.
Ahmad Zubaidi
Baharumshah
(UPM)
6
Private Capital Inflows,
Financial Development and
Economic Growth in
Developing Countries
Fundamental
Research Grant
(FRGS)
RM25,000
2007 -
2008
Associate
Professor Dr.
Zulkornain
Yusop (UPM)
7
The Impact of Pyramidal
Structure on Firm's Capital
Structure In A Small-Open
Asian Economy
Research
University
Grant Scheme
RM34,000 2007 -
2009
Associate
Professor Dr.
Bany Ariffin
Amin Noordin
(UPM)
8 Markup and Market Power in
Malaysian Manufacturing
Industries
Research
University
Grant Scheme
RM30,000 2008 -
2010
Dr. Azman
Hassan (UPM)
9
Determinants of Foreign
Investment Activities Wealth
Effect: A Study on
Multinational Firms in a
Small-Open Asian Economy
Fundamental
Research Grant
(FRGS)
RM35,000 2009 -
2011
Associate
Professor Dr.
Bany Ariffin
Amin Noordin
(UPM)
10 The Role of China’s Foreign
Direct Investment in
Malaysia: A Comparative
Analysis The Role of
China’s Foreign Direct
Investment in Malaysia: A
Comparative Analysis
Fundamental
Research Grant
(FRGS)
RM40,000 2011 -
2012
Prof. Dr.
Choong Chee
Keong (UTAR)
11
11 Trade Integration and
Economic Sustainability in
East Asia
Research
University
Grant, USM
RM124,260 2011 -
2012
Dr. Hooy Chee
Wooi (USM)
12 Building a Crisis Alarming
Device for an Early Warning
Indicator of Economic
Vulnerability
Exploratory
Research Grant
(ERGS)
RM80,500 2012 -
2015
Prof. Dr.
Shazali Mansor
(UNIMAS)
13 Identifying the Impact of
Japan-Malaysia Economic
Partnership Agreement
(JMEPA) on the
Development of Local
Supplier in Automotive
Industry
Research
University
Grant Scheme
(RUGS), UPM
RM30,000 2012 -
2015
Dr. Hanny
Zurina binti
Hamzah (UPM)
14 Forecasting Economic
Indicators in Sarawak
Sarawak
Development
Institute (SDI)
RM20,000 2014 Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Puah Chin Hong
(UNIMAS)
15 Exploring the Role of
Competition in FDI-growth
Link
Fundamental
Research Grant
Scheme (FRGS)
RM69,000 2014-
2016
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Wan Azman
Saini Wan Ngah
(UPM)
16 Does Good Governance
Matters for Achieving High-
Income Country's Status? An
Econometric Inquiry
Group Putra
Grant (GP-IPB),
UPM
RM105,000 2015-
2016
Prof. Dr.
Muzafar Shah
Habibullah
(UPM)
17 Explore the Intra- and Extra-
ASEAN FDI and Trade
Linkages in ASEAN and
ASEAN+3
Research
University
Grant (USM)
RM142,870 2015 -
2018
Dr. Goh Soo
Koon (USM)
18 Dynamic threshold effects
with institutional quality
of debt-growth
relationship of Trans-
Pacific Partnership
countries
Fundamental
Research Grant
Scheme (FRGS)
RM40,000 2016-
2018
Dr. Ng Chee
Hung (MMU)
19 Credit Market Imperfections
and the Impact on Exchange
Rate Movement on Exports:
Testing the Non-Linear
Hypothesis
Grant Putra –
UPM
RM40,000 2017 -
2019
Dr. Mohd
Naseem Naiz
Ahmad (UPM)
12
Supervision - PhD and MSc Students (Chairman/Main Supervisor)
Ph.D Students Graduated
No Name
Thesis’s Title
1 Manizheh Falahaty
GS20237
Sources of Financial Development and their Effectiveness
in the Middle East and North African Region
2 Ali Kashmari
GS21395
Effects of Size, Ownership and Market Power on Banking
Sector Efficiency and Performance in Persian Gulf
Countries
3 Ng Chee Hung
GS26429
Fiscal Consolidation, Institutional Quality, and Debt-
Growth Nexus in Developing Countries
4 Maryam Moradbeigi
GS27099
Role of Financial Development in Oil-Growth Nexus in
Oil-Producing Economies
5 Norhazlin Ismail
GS17099
Economic Freedom, Income Inequality and Economic
Growth in Developing Countries
6 Koong Seow Shin
GS26430
Financial Stability, Credit and External Shocks in Malaysia
7 Mawar Murni binti Yunus
GS23245
Effects of Trade on Employment and Human Development
in Developing Countries
8 Goh Lim Thye
GS32434
Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality and the
Role of Institutional Quality
9 Hamisu Sadi Ali
GS38005
Financial Inclusion, Financial Stability and Economic
Growth in Developing Countries
10 Lau Wei Theng
GS27967
Effects of Financial Leverage on Stock Returns in Bursa
Malaysia
11 Lee Weng Chang
GS32157
Effects of Financial Development and Institutional Quality
on Innovation
12 Balach Rasheed
GS38941
Determinants of Financial Inclusion and their Impacts on
Income Inequality and Poverty
13 Liew Chung Yee
GS24514
Effects of Government Spending on Economic Growth,
Poverty and Institutional Quality in Asian Countries
Master of Science (MSc) Students Graduated
No Name
Thesis’s Title
1 Methew Vun Kien Chung
GS15918
Nonlinearity and the Random Walk Behaviour of East
Asian Stock Prices
2 Mohd Helmi bin Ramlee
GS19632
Monetary Transmission Mechanism and the Behaviour of
Central Bank of Malaysia
3 Lim Thong Cheen
GS22569
Institutions, Governance and Economic Growth
4 Lee Weng Chang
GS20105
Effect of Institutional Quality on Government Policies in
Asian Countries
5 Masoud Yousefi Amin
GS22299
Effects of Oil Price on Stock Market Returns and Volatility
in Six Major Oil Exporting Countries
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Current PhD students = 8; Master of Science = 2; Master of Economics = 3.
Have supervised and graduated 76 Master of Economics, 12 MBA and 64 Bachelor of
Economics students.
External Examiners
International – Ph.D
Tan Sook Rei (2018) Essays On International Financial Integration, Nanyang
Technological University (Singapore)
Abd Rahman, M. D. (2018) Creating Flexible Large - Scale MRIO Database in a
Collaborative Virtual Laboratory, University of Sydney (Australia)
Chee Ming Lim (2016) Noise-Augmented Asset Pricing Models: Evidence from
the Greater China Stock Markets during Two Major Financial Crisis, University
of Nottingham Malaysia.
Hazman Samsudin (2015). Financial Development and Economic Volatility: Does
Openness and Institutional Quality Matter? University of Canberra (Australia).
Yew Choe Lum (2015). Risk Modellling, Measurement and Management of
Stochastic Volatlity Modelling and Approaches, University of Victoria
(Australia).
Cong Wang (2013). The Macroeconomics of Institutions, Fertility and Social
Capital. Department of Economics, Monash University (Australia).
Sanjesh Kumar (2013). Essays on Growth and Development. Department of
Economics, Monash University (Australia).
Sanjeevan Chalaka Subasinghe (2010). Foreign Direct Investment, Financial
Development and Economic Performance: A Comparative Study of Malaysia and
Sri Lanka. Department of Economics, Monash University (Australia).
National – Ph.D
Tengku Roziana Tengku Zainal Abidin (2019) The Relationship between Financial
Inclusion and Financial Stability in Muslim Countrie: The Role of Institutions.
INCEIF, the Global University of Islamic Finance.
Allameh Rad (2018) Finance and Firm’s Growth: Panel Evidence from Selected
OPEC Members. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Nurbaizura Binti Borhan (2018) The Influence of Economic and Social Factors on
Tourism Demand for Malaysia and Selected Neighbouring Countries, Universiti
Sains Malaysia.
6 Mohd Faizal bin Abdullah
GS22698
Effects of Inward Foreign Direct Investment and Human
Capital on Innovation Activity in Malaysia
7 Ricky Anak Jores
GS29738
Effects of Inward Foreign Direct Investment and Human
Capital on Innovation Activity in Malaysia
8 Mohamad Khair Afham bin
Muhamad Senan
GS28284
Gold as a Hedge Against Inflation in Malaysia
14
Du YuHong (2018) Essay on Relationship between TFP and Human Capital:
Evidence from ASEAN Countries, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Kizito Uyi Ehigiamusoe (2017) The Effects of Macroeconomic Variables on
Financial Development and Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from West African
Countries. Institute of Graduate Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Aidil Rizal bin Shahrin (2014) Studies on Time Series Properties of Forward
Discount in Foreign Exchange Market. Institute of Graduate Studies, Universiti
Malaya.
Taufik Abd Hakim (2014) Modelling the Impact of Tax Structure on Economic
Indicators. Institute of Graduate Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA.
Navaz Naghavi (2014). Studies on the Relationship between Financial
Liberalization and Stock Market Efficiency. Institute of Graduate Studies,
Universiti Malaya.
Elmashat Essadq Ali Abud (2014). Effects of Debt Services, Capital Inflows and
Other Determinants on the Economic Growth of North African Countries. Othman
Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
Hadi M. Othman Abuhriba (2012). The Determinants of Trade and Trade
Directions of Arab Maghreb Union (AMU). Othman Yeop Abdullah School of
Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
Mohd Adib Ismail (2009). Financial Constraints and Firm Investment in Malaysia.
International Islamic University Malaysia.
National - Master of Science (MSc)
Sahadat Hossain (2018) Impact of Oil Price Changes on the Economic Performance
of Major Oil Exporting & Oil Importing Countries, Putra Business School.
Tay Hui Yen (2016) Assessing Sustainability of Food Trade for Selected
Commodities in Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.
Nik Nur Shafika Binti Mustafa (2014) Kewujudan Fenomena Pelarian Kepada
Kualiti: Analisis Saham dan Bon di Malaysia. Institut Kajian Malaysia dan
Antarabangsa, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Sharifah Azrin-Azalea binti Wan Zawawie (2014) Assessing Trade Creation and
Trade Diversion Effects of ASEAN Free Trade Area, Universiti Malaysia
Sarawak.
Ang Wei Rong (2014) The Performance of Socially Responsible Investment Funds.
Institute of Postgraduate Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Lim Chin Yee (2013) Asymmetric Industrial Correlation in Bull and Bear Markets
and its Determinants. Institute of Postgraduate Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Yee Chin Nee (2011) Profitability and Productivity of Commercial Banks in
Malaysia. Institute for Postgraduate Studies, Multimedia University.
Leong Choi Meng (2008) The Effectiveness of Monetary Policy in Malaysia using
Alternative Monetary Aggregation. Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti
Sarawak Malaysia.
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Internal Examiner (Ph.D & MSc), UPM
No Program Name Matric No.
1 Ph.D Abuelgasim Ismail Mohamed GS13960
2 Ph.D Ahmad Afrooz GS18142
3 Ph.D Akram Hasanov GS15863
4 Ph.D Vahideh Negin GS18531
5 Ph.D Pooya Sabetfar GS18993
6 Ph.D Rezvan Torabi Ziaratgahi GS19708
7 Ph.D Fateh Habibi GS18060
8 Ph.D Aliasuddin GS05273
9 Ph.D Chan Tze Haw GS10672
10 Ph.D Widiyanto GS12892
11 Ph.D Hussin bin Abdullah GS13711
12 Ph.D Hamizun bin Ismail GS08550
13 Ph.D Khong Wye Leong Roy GS08062
14 Ph.D Wong Mei Foong GS10957
15 Ph.D Tajul Ariffin bin Masron GS11644
16 Ph.D Elgilani Eltahir Elshareif GS12591
17 Ph.D Muhammad Firdaus GS07937
18 MSc Haw Meng Jie GS25059
19 MSc Izuddin bin Idris GS22699
20 MSc Noraini binti Isa GS22636
21 MSc Abubakar Abdullahi GS24468
Viva Examination Committee Chairman, UPM
No Program Name Matric No.
1 Ph.D Norlaila binti Abdullah Chik GS16150
2 Ph.D Hirnissa bt Mohd Tahir GS19019
3 Ph.D Lye Wing Fah GS16896
4 Ph.D Syamsul Herman Mohammad Afandi GS16386
5 Ph.D Nanthakumar a/l Loganathan GS12040
6 Ph.D Mohammad Ali Jamali GS16932
No Program Name Matric No.
1 MSc Noor Azian binti Asfari GS22004
2 MSc Matemilola Bolaji Tunde GS25299
3 MSc Kasimu Abdu Bakori GS24370
4 MSc Chia Kei Wei GS23655
5 MSc Nur Faizah Mohd Noor GS21868
6 MSc Rosnani binti Harun GS18819
7 MSc Puvaneswaran a/l Kunasekaran GS19044
8 MSc Tey Sheik Kyin GS19077
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Editorships and Memberships
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Economics and Management (Scopus Elsevier), Jan 2014 –
Associate Editor
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade (WoS and Scopus Elsevier), 2019 – 2021,
Taylor & Francis.
Capital Market Review, Malaysian Finance Association, Jan 2015 –
International Journal of Economics and Management (Scopus), Jan 2006 – May 2010
Editorial Board Member Economic Systems (WoS and Scopus Elsevier), 2016 – 2020.
International Journal of Social and Economic Research (Scopus Elsevier), 2009 –
Book Manuscript Reviewer for University Press / Publisher - Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) Press 2013, manuscript entitled “Energy
Substitution Possibilities and the Industrial Demand for Energy”.
- Wiley 2012, manuscript entitled “Panel Data Analysis using Eviews”. [ISBN: 978-1-118-
71558-1].
- Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Press 2005, manuscript entitled “Economic & Business
Forecasting: Techniques and Applicationis”.
- Oxford Fajar Sdn. Bhd. 2007, manuscript entitled “Financial Market and System in
Malaysia”.
Research Associate / Fellow
Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER), 2018 – 2020.
Bursa Malaysia, 2018 – 2020.
Financial Economics Research Centre (FERc), Faculty of Economics and
Management, UPM, 2014 – 2016
Business, Economics and Finance Forecasting (BEFfore), Centre of Excellence,
Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Sarawak Malaysia, 2014 –
Committee Member at University Level
University Publications Committee, 2014 –
Research Grant Evaluation Member, Research Management Centre.
Review of Postgraduate Student Thesis’s Title, School of Graduate Studies, 2009
– 2011.
Committee Member at Faculty Level
Curriculum Review for Master of Economics, 2014.
Postgraduate Studies, 2014 - 2016.
Research Committee, 2013 - 2015.
FRGS Research Grant Evaluation Committee.
Assurance of Learning, Program MSc and Ph.D Economics, AACSB, 2011 –
2012.
Program MyEUlink, 2011.
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Panel, Research Proposal Writing (FRGS and ERGS), 2011.
Graduate Studies FEP-GSM, 2008.
Research Publication Committee, 2006 – 2009.
Postgraduate Studies, 2006 - 2012.
Audit Committee Member at Faculty Level
Internal Audit ISO 9001:2008, 2009 – 2011.
Group Leader (Measurement, Analysis and Improvement), Internal Audit MS ISO
9001: 2000, 2007.
Internal Audit ISO, 2005 - 2007.
Committee Member at Department Level
Curriculum Review for Bachelor of Economics Program, 2013.
Moderation of Final Exam Question, 2010 –
Strategic Planning, 2010.
Curriculum Review for Bachelor of Economics Program, 2008.
Head of Quantitative Courses (Final Exam Moderation), 2005 – 2007.
Head of Financial Economics Courses (Final Exam Moderation), 2005 – 2007.
Curriculum Review for Bachelor of Economics Program, 2001.
Association Memberships
Board Member, Society for the Study of Emerging Markets, USA
Board Member (Asian Region), International Finance and Banking Society
(IFABS), UK
Member, Asian Finance Association
Member, Malaysian Finance Association
Member, Royal Economic Society, UK
Member, Global Academy of Business and Economic Research
Member, Asian Academy of Management (AAM)
Member, World Economic Association
Teaching Assistant
Department of Economics, University of Leicester, UK, 2003 – 2004.
Department of Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 1997 – 1998
Research Assistant
Department of Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 1996 – 1998
Department of Economics, University of Leicester, UK, 2003.
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Other Academic Activities
Coordinator, Faculty of Economics and Management
Postgraduate Program with Thesis (Master of Science, Ph.D), Faculty of
Economics and Management, UPM, 2009 – 2012
Postgraduate Programs (Master of Economics, Master of Science, Ph.D), Faculty
of Economics and Management, UPM, 2008 – 2009
Postgraduate Programs (Master of Science and Ph.D), Faculty of Economics and
Management, UPM, 2007 – 2008.
Assurance of Learning (AoL), Program MSc and Ph.D Economics, AACSB, 2011
– 2013.
Academic Survey (QS and TIME) - Invitation by QS to participate in the Global Academic Survey (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,
2018, 2019)
- Invitation by Thomson Reuters and Times Higher Education to participate in the
Academic Reputation Survey (2012, 2013, 2014)
Research Exhibition Judge - Research, Innovation, Commercialization & Entrepreneurship Showcase 2019, 7 Nov
2019, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya.
- Johor Invention, Innovatin and Design (IID) Competition, Universiti Teknologi MARA
(UiTM) Johor 2011, 2012, 2013.
External Assessor, Promotion to Associate Professor - Universiti Malaya, 2019
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, 2014.
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2012, 2019
- Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 2011.
External Assessor, Academic Program Evaluation - Faculty of Management, Multimedia University, 2019 – 2020.
- Bachelor of Science with Honours in Economics and International Economics
Programme, University of Nottingham Malaysia. 2018. Crescendo International College,
2017
- SEGi College, Bachelor of Economics and Finance, 2014.
Conference Presentation
1. Law, S. H. (2019) Rural Area Development and the Belt Road Initiative (BRI)
Opportunities. The 5th International Conference on Rural Development and
Entrepreneurship (ICORE 2019), 20 – 22 August 2019, Yogjakarta, Indonesia.
[presenter]
2. Law, S. H. (2018) International Production Capacity Cooperation of China –
ASEAN Economic Corridor. Symposium on China-ASEAN Financial Cooperation
2018. GuangXi University, 2 – 3 Nov, 2018. [presenter]
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3. Law, S. H. and Tamat Sarmidi (2018) The Impact of Innovation on Economic
Performance: Evidence from Malaysia. Malaysian Institute of Economic Research
Outlook Conference 2019 – 2020. 27 – 28 Dec, 2018, Grand Continental Hotel,
Kuala Lumpur. [presenter]
4. Law, S. H., and Naseem, N. A. M. (2018) Does Innovation Improve Income
Inequality: Evidence from Panel Data. The 5th Sebelas Maret International
Conference on Business, Economics and Social Sciences (SMICBES), 17 – 19 July,
Bali. [presenter]
5. Law, S. H., Lau, W. T. and Naseem, M. A. N. (2018) Effects of Business Credit and
Household Credit on Economic Performance: New Evidence from an Easy Credit
Economy. Malaysian Finance Association Conference 2018, 1 – 2 August,
Langkawi. [presenter]
6. Law, S. H. and Ng, C. H. (2017) Does too Much Transparency Promote Banking
Sector and Stock Market Development? International Conference on Applied
Economics and Policy. 21-22 August, Universiti Malaya. [Presenter]
7. Law, S. H. and Kutan, A. (2017) The Effect of Transparency on Financial
Development. Singapore Economic Review Conference 2017. 2 – 4 August,
Singapore. [Presenter]
8. Law, S. H. and W.N.W. Azman-Saini. (2016) FDI, Accessing to Finance and
Innovation Activity in Malaysia: Evidence from Symmetric and Asymmetric ARDL
Tests. International Finance and Banking Society (IFABS) Asia Conference, 16 – 18
August, Brunei. [Presenter]
9. Rafiqa, M., Law, S. H. (2014) Dynamic Linkages Among Price Indices and Type of
Inflation in Malaysia. Persidangan Kebangsaan Ekonomi Malaysia ke-9, 17-19 Oct
2014, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu.
10. Lee, W. C., Law, S. H. (2014) The Roles of Formal and Informal Institution on
Innovation Intensity. The 6th International Borneo Business Conference 2014, 20 –
21 August 2014, Kuching, Sarawak.
11. Ngoma, A. L., Ismail, N. W. and Law, S. H. (2014) Domestic Macroeconomic
Conditions and Inflow of Workers’ Remittances in Labour-Sending Asian Countries.
The 6th International Borneo Business Conference 2014, 20 – 21 August 2014,
Kuching, Sarawak.
12. Cheah, S. P., Law, S. H. (2014) Roles of Housing Wealth and Stock Market Wealth
in Monetary Transmission Mechanism in Malaysia. 2nd
International Conference on
Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics 2014, 26th
Sept 2014, Kampar, Perak.
13. Law, S. H., Singh, N. (2013) Does More Finance More Good or Harm Economic
Growth. Borsa Istanbul Finance & Economic Conference (BIFEC) 2013, 30 Sept – 1
Oct 2013, Istanbul, Turkey. [Presenter]
14. Law, S. H. (2013) Institutions and Economic Development in East Asian
Economies. Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) Summer Research Seminars,
Macro and Microeconomic Issues in Development, ADBI, 30 – 31 August 2013,
Tokyo. [Presenter]
15. Law, S. H., Singh, N. (2013) Financial Development, Institutions and Economic
Growth: Evidence from International Data. International Conference on the Pacific
Rim Economies: Institutions, Transition and Development. 24th
– 26th
April 2013,
Seoul National University, South Korea [Presenter]
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16. Law, S. H., W.N.W. Azman-Saini, Ibrahim, M. (2012) Institutional Quality
Thresholds and Finance-Growth Nexus. The 4th
International Finance and Banking
Society (IFABS) Conference on Rethinking Banking and Finance: Money, Markets
and Models, 18th
– 20th
June 2012, Valencia, Spain. [Presenter]
17. Law, S. H., Tan, H. B., W. N. W. Azman-Saini (2012) Globalization and Financial
Development in East Asian Economies: Panel Data Evidence. International
Conference on Economic and Financial Challenges in Asia-Pacific Countries, 29th
June – 1st July 2012, Chengdu, China. [Presenter]
18. Law, S. H., W. N. W. Azman-Saini (2012) Economic Globalization and Financial
Development in Developing Economies: A Panel Data Analysis. 1st International
Conference on Econometric: Methods and Applications 25th
– 27th
August 2012,
Sanandaj, Iran. [Keynote Speaker]
19. Law, S. H., Ibrahim, M. (2012) Social Capital and Financial Market Development.
The 14th
Malaysian Finance Association Conference, 2nd
– 3rd
June 2012, Penang.
[Presenter]
20. Law, S. H., Tan, H. B., W. N. W. Azman-Saini. (2011) Globalization and Financial
Development in East Asian Economies: Panel Data Evidence. The 9th
Asian
Academy of Management (AAM) International Conference, 14 – 15 Oct 2011,
Penang. [Presenter]
21. Law, S. H. (2010) Globalization, Institutional Reforms and Financial Development
in Asian Developing Economies. Asian Finance Association International
Conference 2010, 29 June – 1 July 2010, Hong Kong. [Presenter]
22. Law, S. H., Tan, H. B. (2010). The Role of Financial Development on Income
Inequality in Malaysia. The Global Development Network (GDN) 12th
Annual
Global Development Conference, 13 – 15 Jan 2010, Bogota, Colombia. [Presenter]
23. Law, S. H., Azman-Saini, W.N.W., Ibrahim, M. (2010) Institutions and Financial
Development – Growth Nexus. The 4th
International Borneo Business Conference
(IBBC) 2010, 13 – 15 Dec 2010, Miri, Sarawak. [Presenter]
24. Law, S. H., Ibrahim, M. (2009) The Response of Sectoral Returns to
Macroeconomic Shocks in Malaysian Stock Market. Seminar FEP 2009, 1 – 3 Dec
2009, Port Dickson. [Presenter]
25. Law, S. H., Azman-Saini, W. N. W. (2008) Capital Capital Account Liberalisation
and Economic Performance in Malaysia. Persidangan Kebangsaan Ekonomi
Malaysia 2008, 20 – 22 August 2008, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. [Presenter]
26. Law, S. H., W. N. W. Azman-Saini. (2008) The Quality of Institutions and Financial
Development. Applied International Business Conference, 6 – 8 Nov 2008, Labuan,
Sabah. [Presenter]
27. Law, S. H., Tan, H. B. (2008) Human Capital and Financial Development in
Malaysia. International Conference on Global Research in Business & Economics,
Sept 17 – 19, 2008, Orlando, USA.
28. Law, S. H., Baharumshah, A. Z. and Habibullah, M.S. (2007) Financial
Liberalization and Capital Market Development in East Asian Economies. Global
Academy of Business and Economic Research Conference, 27-29 Dec 2007,
Bangkok, Thailand. [Presenter]
29. Naseem, N.A.M., Tan, H. B. and Law, S. H. (2007) The Effect of Exchange Rate
Misalignment and Volatility on Malaysian Import Flows. Global Academy of
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Business and Economic Research Conference, 27-29 Dec 2007, Bangkok, Thailand.
[Presenter]
30. Law, S. H. (2007) Does a Country’s Openness to Trade and Capital Account Lead to
Financial Development? Evidence from Malaysia. Persidangan Kebangsaan
Ekonomi Malaysia 2007. Dasar Ekonomi Negara Pasca 50 Tahun Kemerdekaan:
Cabaran dan Halatuju, 21 – 23 August, 2007. Melaka. [Presenter]
31. Law, S. H. and Amin Noordin, B. A. (2007) Finance, Institutional Quality and
Income Inequality in Malaysia. Malaysian Finance Association 9th
Annual
Conference, Shah Alam, 12 – 13 June 2007. [Presenter]
32. Baltagi, B, Demetriades, P. and Law, S. H. (2007) Financial Development, Openness
and Institutions: Evidence from Panel Data. Conference on New Perspectives on
Financial Globalization, hosted by the International Monetary Fund and Cornell
University Washington, DC. April 26 – 27, 2007.
33. Demetriades, P., Karoglou, M. and Law, S. H. (2006) Financial Liberalisation and
Breaks in Stock Market Volatility: Evidence from East Asia. Department of
Economics Working Paper NO. 2006/13, University of Leicester.
34. Baltagi, B. H., Demetriades, P. and Law, S. H. (2006) Financial Development,
Openness and Institutions: Evidence from Panel Data. World Economy and Finance
Research Programme.
35. Law, S. H. and Panicos Demetriades (2006) Openness, Institutions and Financial
Development. 21th
Annual Congress of the European Economic Association, Vienna,
Austria, 24th
– 28th
August, 2006.
36. Law, S. H. (2006) Institutional Development and Economic Performance: Dynamic
Panel Data Evidence. Staff Paper Series Faculty of Economics and Management,
UPM, NO. 1/2006. [Presenter]
37. Demetriades, P., Baltagi, B. and Law, S. H. (2006) Financial Development,
Openness and Institutions: Evidence from Panel. The Money Macro Finance
Research Group 38th
Annual Conference, 13 – 15 Sept 2006, University of York,
UK.
38. Karoglou, M., Demetriades, P. and Law, S. H. (2006) Financial Liberalisation and
Breaks in Stock Market Volatility: Evidence from East Asia. The Money Macro
Finance Research Group 38th
Annual Conference, 13 – 15 Sept 2006, University of
York, UK.
39. Law, S. H. (2006) The Determinants of Financial Development from Openness and
Institutional Quality Perspectives. BAI 2006 International Conference on Business
and Information, Singapore, 12 – 14 July 2006. [Presenter]
40. Law, S. H. (2005) Trade Openness, Capital Inflows and Financial Depth at Various
Stages of Economic Development. Seminar 2005, Faculty of Economics and
Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 30 Nov – 1 Dec 2005, Seri Kembangan.
[Presenter]
41. Law, S. H. and Demetriades, P. (2005) “Openness, Institutions and Financial
Development”. Department of Economics Working Paper 2005/8, University of
Leicester. [Presenter]
42. Demetriades, P. and Law, S.H. “Finance, Institutions and Economic Growth”. 9th
International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance, 26
– 28 May 2005, University of Crete, Greece.
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43. Law, S.H. and Demetriades, P. (2005) “Capital Inflows, Trade Openness and
Financial Development in Developing Countries’. The Royal Economic Society
Annual Conference 2005, 21 – 23 March 2005, University of Nottingham, United
Kingdom [Presenter]
44. Law, S.H. and Demetriades, P. (2004) “Capital Inflows, Trade Openness and
Financial Development in Developing Countries’. Money Macro and Finance
(MMF) Research Group 36th
Annual Conference, 6 – 8 September 2004. CASS
Business School, City University, London. [Presenter]
45. Demetriades, P. and Law, S.H. (2004) “Finance, Institutions and Economic
Growth”. 21th Symposium on Banking and Monetary Economics, University of
Nice, 10 – 11 June 2004, GdR Economie monetaire et financiere, Universite
d’Orleans, Nice, France.
46. Law, S. H. (2004) “Openness and Financial Development in Emerging Markets”.
International Conference on Emerging Markets and Global Risk Management, 11 –
12 June 2004. Centre for the Study of Emerging Markets (CSEM), Westminster
Business School, University of Westminster, United Kingdom. [Presenter]
47. Demetriades, P. and Law, S.H. “Finance, Institutions and Economic Growth”.
Money, Macro and Finance (MMF) Research Group Workshop Session: Finance and
Growth: Recent Development, 14 May 2004, CASS Business School, City
University, London.
48. Law, S. H. and Demetriades, P. (2004) “Capital Inflows, Trade Openness and
Financial Development in Developing Countries”. 1st Midland PhD Conference in
Economics, 19 – 20 April, 2004, Department of Economics, University of Leicester.
[Presenter]
49. Demetriades, P. and Law, S. H. (2004) “Finance, Institutions and Economic
Growth”. Money, Macro and Finance (MMF) Research Group Workshop Session:
Finance and Growth: Recent Development, 14 May 2004, CASS Business School,
City University, London.
50. Demetriades, P. and Law, S. H. (2003) “Finance, Institutions and Economic
Growth”. Department of Economics Working Paper 2004/5, University of Leicester.
51. Law, S. H. (2003) “Finance, Institutions and Economic Growth”. APG/PHD Student
Seminar Programme, 27 Nov 2003, Department of Economics, University of
Leicester [Presenter].
International Conference Scientific Committee / Technical Committee
1. The 2nd International Conference on Finance, Banking, and Financial Stability
(SMARTFAB) and Economics and Social Sciences (SMICBES), 17-19 July 2018,
Bali, Indonesia.
2. Malaysian Finance Association Conference 2018, 1 – 2 August, 2018.
Langkawi.
3. Finance and Development in Emerging Markets, organized by the Istanbul Finance
Association and Society for the Study of Emerging Markets, 5 – 6 June 2017,
Istanbul, Turkey.
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4. The 8th
International Economics and Business Management Conference
(IEBMC2017), 28th
-29th
November 2017, Kuantan, Pahang.
5. The 3rd Parahyangan International Accounting and Business Conference (PIABC), 4
– 5 May 2017, Bandung, Indonesia
6. The 2016 Asian International Finance and Banking Society Conference, August,
Brunei, 2016.
7. The 7th
International Finance and Banking Society Conference 2015 – The Future of
Financial Institutions and Markets: Navigating the Challenges Ahead. Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou, China, 27 – 29 June 2015
8. The 6th
International Finance and Banking Society Conference 2014 – Alternative
Futures for Global Banking: Competition, Regulation and Reforms. ISCTE Business
School, Lisbon, Portugal, 18 – 20 June 2014.
9. The 5th
International Finance and Banking Society Conference 2013 – the Search for
Financial Stability: Models, Policies and Prospects. University of Nottingham, United
Kingdom, 26 – 28 June, 2013.
10. The 10th
Asian Academy of Management International Conference 2013 – Fostering
an Innovative Ecosphere for Business Sustainability. Penang, 23 – 25 August 2013.
11. International Conference on Economics and Business Research 2013. Penang, 15 –
16 May 2013.
12. World Finance Conference 2012.
Conference Session Chairman (International)
1. The 2nd International Conference on Finance, Banking, and Financial Stability
(SMARTFAB) and Economics and Social Sciences (SMICBES), 17-19 July 2018,
The Anvaya Beach Resort–Bali, Indonesia.
2. International Conference on Applied Economics and Policy. 21–22 August 2017,
Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
3. International Finance and Banking Society (IFABS) Asia Conference, 16 – 18 August
2016, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
4. International Conference on Economic and Financial Challenges in Asia-Pacific
Countries, 29 June – 1 July 2012, Chengdu, China.
5. The 4th
International IFABS Conference on Rethinking Banking and Finance: Money,
Markets and Models, 18th
– 20th
June 2012, Valencia, Spain.
6. Global Academy of Business and Economic Research Conference, 27 – 29 December
2007, Bangkok.
7. International Borneo Business Conference, 6 – 8 December 2006, Kuching.
Conference Session Chairman (National)
1. National Research and Innovation Conference for Graduate Students in Social
Sciences 2014, Port Dickson, 5th
– 7th
December 2014.
2. National Research and Innovation Conference for Graduate Students in Social
Sciences 2012, Melaka, 7th
– 9th
Dec 2012.
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3. Malaysian National Economic Conference (2012), Economic and Social
Transformation towards Developed Nation, Ipoh, 4 – 6 June 2012.
4. The 11th Malaysian Finance Association Conference, 3 – 5 June 2009, Penang.
5. Malaysian National Economic Conference, National Economic Policy Post 50th
Independence: Challenges and Future Direction, 21 – 23 August, 2007. Melaka.
6. National Statistics Conference, Department of Statistics Malalysia (DOSM), 4 – 5
Sept 2006, Putrajaya International Convention Centre, Putrajaya.
Conference Paper Discussant - Forum for Economists International, FEP, UPM, 2015, paper entitled “Public Health
Financing and Health Outcome: Does Governance Quality Matter?”
- ADBI Summer Research Seminars, Macro and Microeconomic Issues in Development,
2013, ADBI, Tokyo. Paper entitled “Can Institutions explain cross country differences in
innovative activity?”
- The 4th International Finance and Banking Society Conference, 2012, Valencia, Spain.
Paper entitled “Financial Liberalization and Moral Hazard in Banking: International
Evidence”.
- Malaysian Finance Association 14th Annual Conference, 2012, Penang. Paper entitled
“Interest Rate Restraints and the Creation of New Ideas”.
- Malaysian Finance Association 9th Annual Conference, 2007, paper entitled “Interaction
between Macroeconomic Variables: Kalman Filter and Kalman Filter-EGARCH”.
- Malaysian Finance Association 8th Annual Conference, 2006, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Paper entitled “Linkages between Macroeconomic Variables and Automobile Industry in
Malaysia”.
- Money Macro and Finance (MMF) Conference 2005 paper entitled “Do Control on
Capital Inflows Insulate Domestic Variables Against External Shocks?”.
- Paper Discussant, ADBI Summer Research Seminars, Macro and Microeconomic Issues
in Development, 29 – 30 August 2013.
Organizing Committees
International Conference Scientific Committee / Technical Committee
The 2nd International Conference on Finance, Banking, and Financial Stability
(SMARTFAB) and Economics and Social Sciences (SMICBES), 17-19 July
2018, the Anvaya Beach Resort–Bali, Indonesia.
Scientific Committee Member, Malaysian Finance Association Conference 2018.
1-2 August, 2018, Langkawi.
Scientific Committee Member, the International Finance and Banking Society
Asia 2017 Ningbo China Conference – Financial Innovation, Stability and
Sustainable Growth, Shanghai, 31 August – 2 Sept.
Scientific Committee Member, Istanbul Finance Association and Society for the
Study of Emerging Markets Annual Conference – “Finance and Development in
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the Changing World Order - Theory & Practice", Istanbul, Turkey, 4 – 5
November 2016. Scientific Committee Member, the 3rd Parahyangan International Accounting and
Business Conference (PIABC), Bandung, Indonesia, 4 – 5 May 2017.
Scientific Committee Member, the International Finance and Banking Society
Asia 2016 Conference – Corporate Finance Decisions in a Changing Global
Environment, 16 – 18 August, Brunei.
Scientific Committee Member, the 7th
International Finance and Banking Society
Conference 2015 – The Future of Financial Institutions and Markets: Navigating
the Challenges Ahead. Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 27 – 29 June 2015
Scientific Committee Member, the 6th
International Finance and Banking Society
Conference 2014 – Alternative Futures for Global Banking: Competition,
Regulation and Reforms. ISCTE Business School, Lisbon, Portugal, 18 – 20 June
2014.
Technical Committee Member, Global Conference on Business and Economics
Research 2013 – Making an Impact through Business and Economic
Transformation. Mines Resort City, 18 – 20 October 2014.
Scientific Committee Member, the 5th
International Finance and Banking Society
Conference 2013 – the Search for Financial Stability: Models, Policies and
Prospects. University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, 26 – 28 June, 2013.
Technical Committee Member, the 10th
Asian Academy of Management
International Conference 2013 – Fostering an Innovative Ecosphere for Business
Sustainability. Penang, 23 – 25 August 2013.
Technical Committee Member, International Conference on Economics and
Business Research 2013. Penang, 15 – 16 May 2013.
Technical Committee, World Finance Conference 2012.
Conference Session Chairman (International)
The 2nd International Conference on Finance, Banking, and Financial Stability
(SMARTFAB) and Economics and Social Sciences (SMICBES), 17-19 July
2018, The Anvaya Beach Resort–Bali, Indonesia.
International Conference on Applied Economics and Policy. Universiti Malaya,
21-22 August, 2017. The 2016 Asian International Finance and Banking Society Conference, August,
Brunei, 2016. Global Conference on Business and Economic Research (GCBER), Mines Resort,
Selangor, 18 – 20 Oct 2013.
International Conference on Economic and Financial Challenges in Asia-Pacific
Countries, 29 June – 1 July 2012, Chengdu, China.
The 4th
International IFABS Conference on Rethinking Banking and Finance:
Money, Markets and Models, 18th
– 20th
June 2012, Valencia, Spain.
Global Academy of Business and Economic Research Conference, 27 – 29
December 2007, Bangkok.
International Borneo Business Conference, 6 – 8 December 2006, Kuching.
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Conference Session Chairman (National) - National Research and Innovation Conference for Graduate Students in Social Sciences
2014, Port Dickson, 5th – 7th December 2014.
- National Research and Innovation Conference for Graduate Students in Social Sciences
2012, Melaka, 7th – 9th Dec 2012.
- Malaysian National Economic Conference (2012), Economic and Social Transformation
towards Developed Nation, Ipoh, 4 – 6 June 2012.
- The 11th Malaysian Finance Association Conference, 3 – 5 June 2009.
- Malaysian National Economic Conference, National Economic Policy Post 50th
Independence: Challenges and Future Direction, 21 – 23 August, 2007. Melaka.
- National Statistics Conference, Department of Statistics Malalysia, 4 – 5 Sept 2006,
Putrajaya International Convention Centre, Putrajaya.
National Conference / Seminar Committee Member
- National Research and Innovation Conference for Graduate Students in Social
Sciences 2012; 2014.
- Paper Committee, 11th
Malaysian Finance Associate Conference, 2009.
- Panel Member, 11th
Malaysian Finance Association Conference, Ph.D Colloquium,
2009.
Faculty Seminar Committee Member - Secretariat and Paper Committee, Seminar Faculty 2008, Faculty of Economics and
Management, 2008.
- Secretariat, Seminar Faculty 2006, Faculty of Economics and Management, UPM, 2006.
- Committee member, Seminar Faculty 2000, Faculty of Economics and Management,
UPM, 2000.
Consultations
1. Fiscal and Economics Division, Ministry of Finance. Workshop on Time Series
Econometrics using Eviews. 3 – 5, Feb 2020, Putrajaya.
2. PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services Sdn. Bhd. and Malaysian Rubber Export
Promotion Council, study on China’s Belt And Road Initiative: Opportunity Or
Threat? Feb – Dec 2019
3. Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER). To provide expertise in economic
research project. 2018 – 2020.
4. International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF). To provide advanced
quantitative methods for staff and graduate students.
5. Bank Negara Malaysia, TIAC-BNM Monetary and Financial Economics Research
Project “A decade after the GFC: Lessons and Policy Implications for Emerging
Economies" 2018, Bank Negara Malaysia. Public debt, from saviour to annihilator?
6. Malaysian Industrial Development Finance (MIDF) Berhad [Knowledge Enrichment
Program]. Business and Economic Forecasting Techniques, 2018, Faculty of
Economics and Management, UPM. To provide forecasting training using Excel and
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Eviews for industry participants (such as EPF, Etiqa, Perkeso, Phillip Capital,
Maybank, PNB, etc).
7. OPUS Invitation to review grant proposal for the National Science Center, Poland.
The role of sports activity for an accumulation of social capital in Poland., dr hab.
Elżbieta Katarzyna Biernat, Warsaw School of Economics, No. 393857, Panel HS4,
2017.
8. Institute of Labour Market Information and Analysis (ILMIA). Provide training for
ILMIA staff. Intermediate, Advance and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for
Microsoft Excel, 31 May – 2 June, 2017.
9. Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA), Head Quarter Human Resource Division, Kuala
Lumpur. Dissertation Writing Technique Bootcamp for Doctorate of Business
Administration (DBA-UKM) Ph.D Students, 11 – 12 August 2016.
10. Malaysian Productivity Corporation (MPC). Provide quantitative analysis for
Productivity and Competitiveness of 11th
Malaysian Plan, 2014.
11. Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOS). Provide training how to write journal
article publications and the Peer Review Process, 2014.
12. Sarawak Development Institute (SDI). Research Study on Forecasting Economic
Indicators in Sarawak. 2014. Provide training on how to forecast GDP using
univariate and multivariate models.
13. Bank Negara Malaysia, Department of Economics, Provide training for Economics
Department staff on Applied Panel Data Analysis, 2010 – 2012.
14. Malaysian Development Institute (MDI), Economic Planning Unit (EPU), Research
Study on “Malaysia United States Free Trade Agreement (MUSFTA)”, 2008 – 2009.
15. Macroeconomic Division, Economic Planning Unit (EPU). Subject Matter Expert,
Applied Econometrics using Eviews, 2006.
16. ASEAN+3 Research Group, ASEAN Secretariat and Ministry of Finance, Japan.
Research study on “Regional Coordination of Policy Measures Forward: Financial
Market Liberalisation and Capital Market Development”, 2006-2007.
17. ASEAN+3 Research Group, ASEAN Secretariat and Ministry of Finance, Japan.
Research study on “Toward Greater Financial Stability in the Asian Region:
Exploring Steps to Create Regional Monetary Units”, 2005-2006.
Keynote Speaker, Invited Talk and Workshop Speaker
Keynote Speaker / Invited Speaker
1. Keynote Speaker, “Strategy to Publish in Reputable Journal” (with Professor
Jonathan Batten), The 5th International Conference on Rural Development and
Entrepreneurship (ICORE 2019), 20 – 22 August 2019, Yogjakarta, Indonesia.
2. Keynote Speaker, Public Debt and Economic Growth in Developing Countries:
Nonlinearity and Threshold”. The 3rd TIAC-BNM Monetary and Financial
Economics Workshop “A decade after the GFC: Lessons and Policy Implications for
Emerging Economies" 16 July 2018, Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara Malaysia.
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3. Keynote Speaker, Borneo Business Research Week, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 4
July. 2018.
4. Invited Speaker, Economic Development and Government Policies in Malaysia.
Postgraduate Research Colloquium, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas
Sebelas Maret, Solo, Indonesia. 14 April 2018.
5. Invited Speaker, Workshop on Intermediate, Advance and Visual Basic for
Applications (VBA) for MS Excel, Institute of Labour Market Information and
Analysis (ILMIA), 31 May – 2 June 2017.
6. Invited Speaker, “Institutions and Economic Development in East Asian
Economies”. Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) Summer Research
Seminars, Macro and Microeconomic Issues in Development, ADBI, 30 – 31 August
2013, Tokyo.
7. Keynote Speaker, Economic Globalization and Financial Development in
Developing Economies: A Panel Data Analysis. 1st International Conference on
Econometric: Methods and Applications 25 – 27 August 2012, Sanandaj, Iran.
8. Invited Speaker, US FDI, Trade and Economic Growth: Time Series Analysis.
Seminar On “The Implications of Malaysian-United States Free Trade Agreement
(MUSFTA) on Malaysia-United States Trade and FDIs Pattern and Potential.
Economic Planning Unit, Putrajaya, 9 Feb 2010.
9. Invited Speaker, “The Role of Financial Development on Income Inequality in
Malaysia”. The Global Development Network (GDN) 12th
Annual Global
Development Conference, 13 – 15 Jan 2010, Bogota, Colombia.
Workshop on Publication - Speaker
1. Panelist, Research and Publish Forum: How to Publish in Top Tier Journal? Faculty
of Economics and Management, 3 April 2019.
2. Invited Speaker, Workshop Series for “High Impact Publication”. Faculty of
Management, Universitas Widyatama, Bandung, 23 – 25 July, 2019.
3. Invited Speaker, Workshop on Publishing in Citation Index Journal (CIJ), Faculty of
Economics and Business, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Solo, 2 – 3 July, 2019.
4. Panelist “How to Publish in Top Journals” (with Professor Paresh Kumar Narayan),
International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), Kuala Lumpur, 5
Dec 2018.
5. Guest Speaker, International Workshop on Scientific Journal Writing. Universitas
Pakuan, 13 August 2018, Bogor, Indonesia.
6. Invited Speaker, Workshop on Writing Research Proposal and Publication in Top
Journal. Faculty of Tourism and Well-Being, Universiti Malaysia Kelatan, 7 – 8
August 2018.
7. Invited Speaker, Workshop on Passing Desk Review: A note from Journal editor and
Tips in Replying Reviewers’ Comments. Borneo Business Research Week, Faculty
of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 3 – 4 July, 2018.
8. Invited Speaker, “Writing Scientific Journal Article”. Department of Statistics
Malaysia, Putrajaya, 28 – 30 Oct 2013.
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9. Research Proposal Writing Workshop for Postgraduate Students, Faculty of
Economics and Muamalat, Universiti Islam Sains Malaysia (USIM), 30 Mac, 2016.
10. Writing a Literature Review: More than Just Summarizing, Faculty of Economics
and Maulamat, Universiti Islam Sains Malaysia (USIM), 6 April, 2016.
11. Publishing in High Impact Citation Index Journals, Faculty of Economics and
Maulamat, Universiti Islam Sains Malaysia (USIM), 13 April, 2016.
12. Getting Acceptance in SSCI Journal: More than Just Writing. School of Economics,
Finance & Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 1 Aug 2012.
Econometrics / Quantitative Workshop
1. Workshop on Applied Panel Data Analysis, Department of Economics and
Econometrics, School of Business, Monash University Malaysia. 17 – 18 Dec 2018.
2. Workshop on Threshold Regression Analysis, Faculty of Economics and
Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 14 Dec 2018.
3. Workshop on ARIMA Box Jenkin Forecasting Techniques, Faculty of Economics
and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia. The organizer is Malaysian Industrial
Development Finance (MIDF), Kuala Lumpur, 6 Dec 2018.
4. Workshop on Threshold Regression Analysis, International Center for Education in
Islamic Finance (INCEIF), Kuala Lumpur, 4 – 5 Dec 2018.
5. Workshop on Threshold Regression Analysis, Faculty of Economics and
Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 14 Dec 2018.
6. Workshop on Applied Panel Data Analysis, Department of Management, Faculty of
Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia, 21 – 22 Nov 2018, Jakarta,
Indonesia.
7. Workshop on Applied Panel Data Analysis, Graduate School of Business, Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia, 7 – 8 Nov 2018.
8. Workshop on Applied Panel Data Analysis, Faculty of Economics and Business,
Universiti Sarawak Malaysia, 16 – 17 August, 2018.
9. Workshop on Applied Panel Data Analysis, School of Mathematical Sciences,
Universiti Sains Malaysia, 27 – 29 July 2018.
10. Workshop on Forecasting using Regression Analysis (Excel), Faculty of Economics
and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia. The organizer is Malaysian Industrial
Development Finance (MIDF), Kuala Lumpur, 24 July, 2018.
11. Dynamic Panel Data Analysis and Threshold Regression. Faculty of Economics and
Administration, Universiti Malaya. 21 – 22 July 2018.
12. Panel Data Analysis using Stata. Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas
Sebelas Maret, Solo, Indonesia. 10-13 April 2018.
13. Workshop on Dynamic Factor Model Analysis, Faculty of Economics and
Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 27 Feb, 2018.
14. Applied Panel Data Analysis in Banking and Finance Research, Putra Business
School, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 8 – 9 Feb, 2018.
15. Regression Analysis, Putra Business School, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 5 – 6 Feb,
2018.
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16. Workshop on Panel Data Analysis in Finance and Accounting Research, Faculty of
Economics and Muamalat, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 28 – 29 Nov 2017.
17. Workshop on Panel Data Analysis in Finance and Accounting Research, Faculty of
Economics and Muamalat, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 18 – 19 Nov 2017.
18. Workshop on Applied Panel Data Analysis, School of Mathematical Sciences,
Universiti Sains Malaysia, 12 – 14 Oct 2017.
19. Nonlinear and Threshold Analysis, School of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti
Sains Malaysia, 18 – 19 Nov 2017.
20. Applied Panel Data Analysis, School of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains
Malaysia, 12 – 14 Oct 2017.
21. Interaction, Non-Linear and Panel Vector Autoregressive (PVAR) Workshop,
Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 27 – 28 Oct 2016.
22. Ph.D Colloquium, Applied Panel Data Analysis, Faculty of Economics and Business,
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 8 Dec 2016.
23. Applied Panel Data Analysis in Banking and Finance, Graduate School of Business
(GSB), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 20th
– 21st Nov 2014.
24. Introduction to Econometric Workshop, School of Management, Universiti Sains
Malaysia, 10th
– 11th
Nov 2014.
25. Applied Panel Data Analysis in Banking and Finance, School of Economics, Finance
and Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 4 Nov 2014.
26. Applied Panel Data Analysis in Economics and Finance, Faculty of Economics and
Business, Universiti Sarawak Malaysia, 23rd
– 24th
Oct 2014.
27. Forecasting GDP using Time Series Data, Faculty of Economics and Business,
Universiti Sarawak Malaysia, 22nd
Oct 2014.
28. Applied Panel Data Analysis, School of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains
Malaysia, 21 – 23 August 2014.
29. Applied Panel Data Analysis Workshop, Curtin School of Business, Curtin
University Sarawak Malaysia, 30th
June – 2nd
July 2014.
30. Applied Panel Data Analysis in Economics and Finance, Faculty of Economics and
Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 12 – 13 Dec 2013.
31. Applied Panel Data Analysis Workshop, School of Mathematical Sciences,
Universiti Sains Malaysia, 6 – 7 Dec 2012.
32. Applied Panel Data Analysis Workshop, School of Mathematical Sciences,
Universiti Sains Malaysia, 28 – 29 Nov 2012.
33. Applied Panel Data Analysis, School of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains
Malaysia, 25 – 26 Oct 2013.
34. ARDL Modeling Approach, School of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains
Malaysia, 25 Oct 2013.
35. Applied Panel Data Analysis, School of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains
Malaysia, 28 – 29 Nov 2012.
36. ARDL Modeling Approach, School of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains
Malaysia, 28 Nov 2012.
37. Applied Panel Data Analysis, Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara Malaysia, 7 – 9 Aug
2012.
38. Applied Panel Data Analysis, School of Business, Monash University Malaysia, 25 –
26 June 2012.
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39. Applied Econometrics - Panel Data Analysis, International Shari’ah Research
Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), 26 Mac 2012.
40. Applied Panel Data Analysis in Economics and Finance, Faculty of Economics and
Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 5 – 6 Jan 2012.
41. Dealing with Panel Data in Economics and Finance Research. Faculty of Economics
and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 4 Jan 2012.
42. Applied Panel Data Analysis, Labuan International Campus, Universiti Malaysia
Sabah, 24 – 25 Oct 2011.
43. Applied Panel Data Analysis, Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara Malaysia, 26 – 28 Sept
2011.
44. Time Series Econometrics Workshop, Faculty of Business and Finance, Universiti
Tunku Abdul Rahman, 10 – 11 June 2011.
45. Applied Panel Data Analysis, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 13 – 14 April 2009.
46. Panel Data Analysis using GAUSS, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia, 22 May 2009.
47. Panel Data Analysis using STATA, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia, 9 Mac 2009.
48. Applied Panel Data Analysis, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti
Malaysia Sarawak, 12 – 13 May 2008.
Professional Development Workshop Conducted at FEP, UPM
Workshop Speaker at Faculty of Economics and Management, UPM
1. Workshop on Macro Time Series Panel Data. Faculty of Economics and
Management, UPM, 5 – 6 September, 2018.
2. Workshop on Autoregressive Disributed lag (ARDL) and Non-linear ARDL Model
Analysis. Faculty of Economics and Management, UPM, 14 – 15 June, 2018.
3. Workshop on Non-Linear and Threshold Regression, Faculty of Economics and
Management, UPM, 31 Apr – 1 May 2018.
4. Regression Analysis, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra
Malaysia, 5 – 6 Feb, 2017.
5. Workshop on Static and Dynamic Threshold Analysis, Faculty of Economics and
Management, UPM, 4-5 Sept 2017.
6. Applied Panel Data Analysis - Short Panels (Micro Panels), Faculty of Economics
and Management, UPM, 23-24 August 2017.
7. Workshop on Non-Linear and Threshold Regression, Faculty of Economics and
Management, UPM, 18-19 Oct 2016.
8. Panel Data Analysis – Short Panels (Micro Panels) Workshop, Faculty of Economics
and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 8 – 9 August 2016.
9. ARDL Bounds Testing Approach, UPM Education and Training Sdn Bhd. Faculty of
Economics and Management, 10 April 2014.
10. Dynamic Panel Data Workshop, UPM Education and Training Sdn Bhd. Faculty of
Economics and Management, 9 April 2014.
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11. Introduction to Panel Data Analysis, UPM Education and Training Sdn Bhd. Faculty
of Economics and Management, 8 April 2014.
12. Applied Panel Data Analysis in Finance, UPM Education and Training Sdn Bhd.
Faculty of Economics and Management, 7 April 2014.
13. Applied Panel Data Analysis in Finance, UPM Education and Training Sdn Bhd.
Faculty of Economics and Management, 13 Feb 2014.
14. Introduction to Panel Data Analysis Workshop, Department of Economics,
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 30 Aug 2012.
Honors, Awards and Fellowships
1. Law, S. H. (2019) Applied Panel Data Analysis – Short Panels. UPM Press.
[Recipient of the Malaysian Science and Mathematics Society, Original Work
Award, Flattery Prize Winner].
2. UPM Vice Chancellor Fellowship Award 2018, Book Category – Applied Panel
Data Analysis – Short Panels.
3. Bronze Medal, International Conference and Exposition on Inventions by Institutions
of Higher Learning (Pecipta) – Nurturing Entrepreneurs through Education, Industry,
Technology and Social Innovation. Organized by Universiti Terengganu Malaysia
(UMT) and University Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNISZA) and Ministry of Higher
Education Malaysia, 7 – 9 Oct 2017, Kuala Terengganu.
4. Best Paper Award, Paper entitle: Does innovation improve income inequality:
Evidence from Panel Data. The 2nd International Conference on Finance, Banking,
and Financial Stability (SMARTFAB) and Economics and Social Sciences
(SMICBES), 17-19 July 2018, The Anvaya Beach Resort–Bali, Indonesia.
5. Best Paper Award, Paper entitled: The Effect of Transparency on Banking Sector
and Stock Market Development in Developing Countries. International Conference
on Applied Economics and Policy. Faculty of Economics and Administration,
Universiti Malaya, 21-22 August, 2017.
6. Vice Chancellor Fellowship Award 2014, Excellence Researcher (Category Social
Science Cluster).
7. Researcher, Malaysian Research University Network (MRUN), 2017.
8. Excellent Service Award 2016 (Certificate), Universiti Putra Malaysia.
9. Vice Chancellor Fellowship Award 2013, Journal Publication (Category Social
Science Cluster)
Journal: Law, S. H., W.N.W. Azman-Saini, and Ibrahim, M. (2013) Institutional
Quality Thresholds and Finance-Growth Nexus. Journal of Banking and Finance,
37, 5373-5381.
10. Research Excellence Award 2013, Faculty of Economics and Management,
Universiti Putra Malaysia.
11. Nominee, National Academic Award 2013 (Anugerah Akademik Negara 2013),
Journal Publication Category. Organized by Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.
12. Gold Medal, Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition (PRPI) UPM 2014.
Organized by Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 30th
Sept – 1st Oct 2014.
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Publication: Law, S. H., Tan, H. B., W.N.W. Azman-Saini (2014) Globalization,
Institutional Reforms and Financial Development in East Asian Economies.
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade,
13. Gold Medal, Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition (PRPI) UPM 2014.
Organized by Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 30th
Sept – 1st Oct 2014.
Publication: Law, S. H. and Singh, N. (2014) Does too Much Finance Harm
Economic Growth. Journal of Banking and Finance, 41, 36 – 44.
14. Gold Medal, Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition (PRPI) UPM 2014.
Organized by Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 30th
Sept – 1st Oct 2014.
Publication: Law, S. H., Tan, H. B., W.N.W. Azman-Saini (2014) Financial
Development and Income Inequality at Different Institutional Quality. Emerging
Markets Finance and Trade, 50(1), 21 – 33.
15. Silver Medal, Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition (PRPI) UPM 2014.
Organized by Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 30th
Sept – 1st Oct 2014.
Publication: Law, S. H., W.N.W. Azman-Saini, and Ibrahim, M. (2013)
Institutional Quality Thresholds and Finance-Growth Nexus. Journal of Banking
and Finance, 37, 5373-5381.
16. Paper entitled “Does too Much Finance Harm Economic Growth” published in
Journal of Banking and Finance (Business and Finance Q1) was ranked in the Top
20 Most Downloaded Articles.
17. Paper entitled “Financial Development and Openness: Evidence from Panel Data”
published in Journal of Development Economics (Economics Q1) was ranked in the
Most Cited Articles (Top 3) published since 2009, extracted from Scopus.
18. Outstanding Paper Award (Economics), the 6th International Borneo Business
Conference (IBBC) 2014, Kuching, Sarawak, 20 – 21 August, 2014.
19. Top 10 economics authors in Malaysia (since 2008) and Top 13 percent in Asia
(since 2008) by Research Papers in Economics (RePEc). Currently rank No. 4 in
Malaysia in terms of research and publication output.
20. Top 15 Asian Researchers, by Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) 2013.
Represent Malaysia at the inaugural ADBI Young Researchers Program on
Macroeconomic and Microeconomic Issues in Development, Tokyo, Japan, 29-30
August 2013.
21. Top 10 Most Productive Malaysian Based Authors in Arts, Humanities and Social
Sciences for publication indexed, 2001 – 2010, Malaysian Citation Centre (MCC),
Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), 2012.
22. Recipient of Excellent Service Award (Anugerah Perkhimatan Cemerlang) 2014,
Universiti Putra Malaysia.
23. Excellent Service Award 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (Certificate), UPM.
24. Top 5 Finalist, Global Development Awards and Medals Competition 2010.
Organized by Global Development Network. The Prize is sponsored by Ministry of
Finance, Government of Luxembourg for Research on “Domestic Resource
Mobilization and Financial Sector Development: Another Angle to Look at the
MDGs in a Post-Crisis World”. 13th
– 15th
January, 2011, Bogota, Colombia.
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25. Outstanding Paper Award (Economics), the 4th International Borneo Business
Conference (IBBC) 2010, Miri, Sarawak, 13 – 15 Dec, 2010.
26. Gold Medal, Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition (PRPI) UPM 2010.
Organized by Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 20th
– 22nd
July, 2010.
27. Silver Medal, Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition (PRPI) UPM 2010.
Organized by Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 20th
– 22nd
July, 2010.
28. Gold Medal, the 5th MARDI Science and Technology Exhibition 2010, 15 – 17
March 2010, MAEPS, MARDI, Serdang.
29. Nominee, Vice Chancellor Fellowship Award (Excellent in Research) 2009,
Universiti Putra Malaysia.
30. Best Paper Award, the 8th Asian Academy of Management International Conference,
Kuantan, Pahang, 18 – 20 Dec, 2009.
31. Recipient of Excellent Service Award (Anugerah Perkhimatan Cemerlang) 2009,
Universiti Putra Malaysia.
32. Gold Medal, Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition (PRPI) UPM 2009.
Organized by Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 28th
July, 2009.
Project: Law, S. H. (2009) Financial Liberalization, Trade Liberalization and
Financial Development in Malaysia.
33. Nominee, Vice Chancellor Fellowship Award (Excellent in Research) 2008,
Universiti Putra Malaysia.
34. Outstanding Paper Award (Gold), Applied International Business Conference 2008,
Labuan, Sabah, 6 – 8 Nov 2008.
35. Best Paper Award, International Conference on Global Research in Business and
Economics, 17 – 19 Sept 2008, Orlando, United States.
36. Nominee, Vice Chancellor Fellowship Award (Excellent in Research) 2007,
Universiti Putra Malaysia.
37. Nominee, Putra Teaching Award (Anugerah Pengajaran Putra, APP) 2007,
Universiti Putra Malaysia.
38. Excellent Service Award 2006 (Certificate), Universiti Putra Malaysia.
39. PETA Special Award 2006, by Malaysian Agricultural Economics Association in
conjunction with PRPI 2006.
40. Best Paper Award in Economics, Seminar Faculty of Economics and Management
2006, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Port Dickson, 13 – 15 Dec, 2006.
41. Recipient of Excellent Service Award (Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang) 2005,
Universiti Putra Malaysia.
42. Best Paper Award in Economics, Seminar Faculty of Economics and Management
2005, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, 30 Nov – 1 Dec, 2005.
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Journal Referee / Reviewer for International Finance; Economics of Innovation and New Technology; Seoul Journal of
Economics; Economic Modelling; Journal of Economic Policy Reform; Economic
Systems; Journal of Banking and Finance; Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance;
Ecological Indicator; Ecological Economics: Journal of Comparative Economics;
International Review of Economics and Finance; Journal of International Trade and
Economic Development; Pacific Basin Finance Journal; Emerging Markets Finance and
Trade; Empirical Economics; Resources Policy; Japan and the World Economy;
Economic Change and Restructuring; North American Journal of Economics and
Finance; World Development; Habitat International; Economics of Governance;
Emerging Markets Review; Technological and Economic Development of Economy;
Applied Economics; Contemporary Economic Policy; Journal of Money, Credit and
Banking; Review of Income and Wealth; Journal of Development Economics; Economic
Inquiry; Applied Financial Economics; Borsa Istanbul Review; Capital Market Review;
Journal of Southeast Asian Economies; Malaysian Journal of Economics Studies;
International Journal of Business and Society; Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia; International
Journal of Economics and Management; Institutions and Economies; Asian Academy of
Management Journal of Accounting & Finance